review 1: About a month ago I scored a copy of Beautiful Maria of My Soul as part of LibraryThing?s early Reviewer program. I decided the first thing I needed to do was read [The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love]. I?m glad I did. The two books belong together?two versions of the same story?a...

review 1: What a wonderful read! This was a random pick of mine, I'd never heard of Oscar Hijuelos before. Although The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love seemed vaguely familiar. His memoir was delightful, his writing style flows easily. For most of the book I was engrossed and didn't want to...